London, UK (PRWEB UK) 10 July 2013 -- According to a new study, scheduled for presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago, most young women with breast cancer choose to undergo a mastectomy. Researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston said women dealing with breast cancer at an early age have a unique set of medical and psychosocial concerns. 62% of the 300 women studied chose to have a single or double mastectomy rather than undergo a lumpectomy.
In a May 30th Dana-Farber news release, study author Shoshana Rosenberg commented, "Our data suggest that disease and genetic factors may be related to choice, as well as anxiety and how the decision was made. Further research is clearly warranted in an effort to help ensure that women can make informed, quality decisions about their breast cancer therapy." (http://healthfinder.gov/News/Article/676997/many-young-breast-cancer-patients-may-opt-for-a-mastectomy)
With this in mind, Yourwellness Magazine investigated whether or not a mastectomy is the right choice for breast cancer sufferers. According to Yourwellness Magazine, a mastectomy is “a breast amputation which can be used to remove either one, both or just part of a ladies breast. Why would you want one? Well, a lot of ladies led by celebrities are using this radical treatment to try and remove their chances of breast cancer. In some cases this is after they’ve had it once and beaten the disease, these women don’t want it to recur. In other cases ladies who are in at risk groups of breast cancer (genetically predisposed etc.) are pre-empting the disease by removing their breasts early.”
Yourwellness Magazine noted that the risk of late stage breast cancer is fairly low for women who check their breasts regularly for lumps or bumps and even try go into health centres for the occasional mammogram. Yourwellness Magazine explained that breast cancer is imminently treatable in its early stages and a very high proportion of women who are diagnosed are treated and cured without issue.
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Michael Kitt, Yourwellness Publishing Ltd, http://www.yourwellness.com, 0208 588 9553, [email protected]
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